2022 PRESENTATION VIDEOS

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ACAW 2022 Introduction

Presenters:

  • Omar Khan

Description:

Now in its seventh year, the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop is the paramount venue for innovation in architectural terra cotta. This year’s workshop ran from August 15-18th, 2022, with team prototype presentations taking place on the final day. The presentations share design studies 10 months in the making, from 8 architectural firms who have developed terra cotta solutions for a variety of architectural applications.

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ACAW 2022 Opening Keynote: “Orange County Museum of Art, From ACAW to Reality”

Presenters:

  • Stan Su
  • Erik Verboon

Description:

The 2022 ACAWorkshop kicked off on Monday, August 15th with a live-only opening keynote from Stan Su (Technical Director – RIOS) and Erik Verboon (Principal | Director of Enclosure Engineering – Walter P Moore). The presentation discusses the process of designing the skin for the Orange County Museum of Art, by Morphosis Architects. The recently completed 53,000 sq. foot terra cotta assembly had its roots at ACAW as a concept exploration.

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ACAW 2022 – BKSK Team Presentation

Presenters:

  • George Schieferdecker
  • William Russell
  • Nadeen Hassan
  • Tony Parker

Description:

BKSK developed a highly reflective glaze for an architectural terra cotta façade brise soleil that would increase the energy harvest of integrated PV panels above it, as well as effectively shade fenestration below it.

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ACAW 2022 – BNIM Team Presentation

Presenters:

  • Elvis Achelpohl
  • April Trotter
  • Kylie Schwaller

Description:

BNIM studied an ornamental terra cotta band that can be integrated into a typical masonry rainscreen wall. The terra cotta band manifests as a decorative trim piece which is coursed into the brick rainscreen, as well as a horizontal louver which provides solar shading for windows in the façade.

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ACAW 2022 – FXCollaborative Team Presentation

Presenters:

  • Brian Fanning
  • Gustavo Rodriguez
  • Erica Alonzo
  • Jessica Huang
  • Brandon Massey
  • Reinhard Muschler
  • Ralph Forst

Description:

FXCollaborative designed a system to control and play with light through a perforated facade. A series of light channels are designed to bounce and “sculpt” light for viewing through a traditionally glazed facade.

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ACAW 2022 – NADAAA Team Presentation

Presenters:

  • Arthur Chang
  • Christopher Battaglia

Description:

NADAAA designed an ambitious sculptural unit for a major museum exhibition. The object acts as both a pedestal for historic artifacts as well as a sculptural moment for the larger exhibit.

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ACAW 2022 – Pelli Clarke & Partners Team Presentation

Presenters:

  • Craig Copeland

Description:

Pelli Clarke & Partners developed outdoor/urban furniture, focusing on using terra cotta for freestanding, modular elements that can define and support outdoor space and activities. They used slip cast manufacturing to better accommodate self-supporting terra cotta fabrications in-the-round.

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ACAW 2022 – Steven Holl Architects Team Presentation

Presenters:

  • Michael Haddy
  • Yining He

Description:

Steven Holl Architects’ project was guided by the material exploration and aesthetic offerings of terra cotta. There are two paths being investigated here: research for the exterior use of terra cotta is focused on extruded panels for precast, while the interior project is decidedly sculptural in nature.

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ACAW 2022 – Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE) + Central Building & Preservation Team Presentation

Presenters:

  • Brett Laureys
  • Nicole Declet
  • Mark Kuberski
  • Matthew Haberling
  • Matthew Novesky
  • Amanda Marshall
  • Rachel Will

Description:

WJE developed a terra cotta rainscreen system that replicates a historic cornice assembly using modern thin-walled terra cotta extrusions and modular attachments. The team developed unit profiles that could be economically extruded and hung from a unique anchorage system that can be integrated into a historic masonry backup assembly in order to reduce installation costs.

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ACAW 2022 – Woods Bagot Team Presentation

Presenters:

  • David Brown
  • Yulia Zdreyueva
  • Josh McKeown
  • Alexandra Bair

Description:

Woods Bagot worked on a holistic design of a facade system that incorporates PV panels and terra cotta. Their aim was to utilize the building facade as a place to capture and create energy.

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ACAW 2022 – Panel Discussion #1

Presenters:

  • April Trotter (BNIM)
  • William Russell (BKSK)
  • Gustavo Rodriguez (FXCollaborative)
  • Josh McKeown (Woods Bagot)

Moderator:

  • Omar Khan

Description:

Industry experts gather to explore and discuss their perspectives when constructing with terra cotta. Each participant brings to the table a unique and esteemed background sharing inside knowledge that generate interesting ideas and questions.

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ACAW 2022 – Panel Discussion #2

Presenters:

  • Arthur Chang (NADAAA)
  • Craig Copeland (Pelli Clarke & Partners
  • Michael Haddy (Steven Holl Architects)
  • Brett Laureys (WJE)

Moderator:

  • Omar Khan

Description:

Industry experts gather to explore and discuss their perspectives when constructing with terra cotta. Each participant brings to the table a unique and esteemed background sharing inside knowledge that generate interesting ideas and questions.

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ACAW 2022 Closing Keynote: Nader Tehrani

Description:

The 2022 ACAWorkshop finished with a closing keynote speech by Nader Tehrani, founding principal of NADAAA and Dean of The Cooper Union’s Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture. Tehrani’s research focuses on the transformation of the building industry, innovative material applications, and the development of new means and methods of construction, especially through digital fabrication.

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